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String Quartet No. 3, W 112

Heitor Villa-Lobos · 1887–1959 · Brazilian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Quarteto de pipocas
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 22 min
Composed
1916
Era
20th century

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Known as the 'Quarteto de pipocas'; first published in 1929

About this work

Composed
1916
First performed
12 November 1919, Rio de Janeiro, Teatro Municipal
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Molto vivo
  3. Molto adagio
  4. Allegro con fuoco
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